Flax Flea Beetle vs Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Longitarsus parvulus compared with Dendrogale murina

Key Differences

• Flax Flea Beetle is Extinct while Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flax Flea Beetle	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Longitarsus	Dendrogale
Species	Longitarsus parvulus	Dendrogale murina

Evolutionary Relationship

Flax Flea Beetle and Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flax Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flax Flea Beetle	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flax Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.